2020–21 AC ChievoVerona season

Chievo

2020–21 season
President	Luca Campedelli
Head coach	Alfredo Aglietti
Stadium	Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Serie B	8th (excluded)
Coppa Italia	Second round
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2020–21 season was the 92nd season in the existence of A.C. ChievoVerona and the club's second consecutive in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Chievo participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Players

First-team squad

As of 8 February 2021^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ITA Andrea Seculin 3 DF  SWE Joseph Colley 5 DF  ITA Michele Rigione 6 DF  FRA Maxime Leverbe 7 MF  SVK Dávid Ivan 8 MF  ITA Emanuele Zuelli 9 FW  ITA Michael Fabbro 10 MF  NGA Joel Obi 11 FW  ITA Antonio Di Gaudio 12 GK  ITA Michele Bragantini 13 DF  ITA Francesco Renzetti 14 MF  ITA Luca Palmiero (on loan from Napoli) 15 DF  FIN Sauli Väisänen 16 MF  ITA Luca Garritano 17 MF  ITA Emanuele Giaccherini 18 FW  ITA Luigi Canotto 20 FW  MNE Sergej Grubač

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  SVN Daniel Pavlev 23 FW  SRB Filip Đorđević 24 MF  ITA Mattia Viviani 26 MF  ITA Massimo Bertagnoli 27 DF  ITA Matteo Cotali 32 DF  ROU Vasile Mogoș 33 GK  CRO Adrian Šemper 39 DF  SUI Marin Cavar 40 DF  GHA Elimelech Enyan 41 FW  TUN Nabil Makni 43 FW  ITA Filippo Tuzzo 89 DF  FRA Guillaume Gigliotti 93 FW  ITA Francesco Margiotta 95 MF  ITA Luca Munaretti 98 FW  ITA Manuel De Luca 99 MF  ITA Amato Ciciretti (on loan from Napoli)

Other players under contract

As of 10 September 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ITA Lorenzo Sarini

On loan

As of 29 January 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ITA Alessandro Confente (at Catania until 30 June 2021) — GK  ITA Filippo Pavoni (at Legnago Salus until 30 June 2021) — DF  ITA Alberto Drudi (at Boca Gibraltar until 30 June 2021) — DF  ITA Daniele Grieco (at Boca Gibraltar until 30 June 2021) — DF  ITA Giovanni Nuti (at Foligno until 30 June 2021) — DF  ITA Genny Rondinella (at Pistoiese until 30 June 2021) — MF  ITA Giovanni Di Noia (at Perugia until 30 June 2021, obligation to buy)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  POR Nuno Pina (at Grasshoppers until 30 June 2021) — MF  ITA Enrico Manconi (at Ambrosiana until 30 June 2021) — MF  SWE Jonathan Morsay (at Dinamo București until 30 June 2021) — FW  ITA Manuel Pucciarelli (at Dibba Al-Fujairah until 30 June 2021) — FW  ESP Alejandro Rodríguez (at Virtus Entella until 30 June 2021) — FW  ITA Pietro Rovaglia (at Pistoiese until 30 June 2021)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie B	26 September 2020	10 May 2021	Matchday 1	8th	38	14	14	10	50	37	+13	036.84
Serie B promotion play-offs	13 May 2021		Preliminary round	Preliminary round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Coppa Italia	30 September 2020		Second round	Second round	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					40	14	15	11	53	41	+12	035.00

Source: Soccerway

Serie B

Main article: 2020–21 Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Cittadella	38	15	12	11	48	35	+13	57	Qualification for promotion play-offs preliminary round
7	Brescia	38	15	11	12	61	53	+8	56[a]
8	Chievo (R, D, R, R)	38	14	14	10	50	37	+13	56[a]	Bankruptcy
9	SPAL	38	14	14	10	44	42	+2	56[a]
10	Frosinone	38	12	14	12	38	42	−4	50[b]

Source: Lega Serie B (in Italian), Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.^[2]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Brescia 9, Chievo 5, SPAL 2.
2. Frosinone finished ahead of Reggina on head-to-head points: Frosinone 1–1 Reggina, Reggina 0–4 Frosinone.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	14	14	10	50	37	+13	56	10	5	4	29	14	+15	4	9	6	21	23	−2

Source: Serie B

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	D	L	D	W	W
Position	10	14	8	5	5	2	2	6	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	3	3	2	2	5	7	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8

Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 September 2020.^[3]

Pescara v Chievo

26 September 2020 1	Pescara	0–0	Chievo	Pescara
14:00 CET		Report	Palmiero  82'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

Chievo v Salernitana

3 October 2020 2	Chievo	1–2	Salernitana	Verona
14:15 CET	Mogoș  20' 24' Rigione  89' Obi  90+5'  90+5'	Report	López  20' Tutino 34' Đurić 64' Aya  89'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luca Massimi

Reggiana v Chievo

17 October 2020 3	Reggiana	0–1	Chievo	Reggio nell'Emilia
14:00 CET	Gyamfi  25' Muratore  65' Kirwan  82' Martinelli  90+1'	Report	Garritano 25'  37' Šemper  87' Mogoș  90+2'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 998 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

Chievo v Brescia

20 October 2020 4	Chievo	1–0	Brescia	Verona
21:00 CET	Garritano 35' De Luca  76'	Report	Sabelli  44' Papetti  84'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Valerio Marini

Monza v Chievo

24 October 2020 5	Monza	1–2	Chievo	Monza
14:00 CET	Dany Mota  26' Boateng 29' (pen.) Barillà  35'  43'	Report	Đorđević 49' 64' Viviani  83'	Stadium: U-Power Stadium Attendance: 670 Referee: Rosario Abisso

Chievo v Cosenza

31 October 2020 6	Chievo	2–0	Cosenza	Verona
16:00 CET	Leverbe 42' (pen.)  76' Palmiero  79' Garritano 84'	Report	Sciaudone  41' Kone  61' Borrelli  86' Bahlouli  90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Pordenone v Chievo

7 November 2020 7	Pordenone	1–1	Chievo	Lignano Sabbiadoro
14:00 CET	Butić  26' Calò  32' Camporese  71' Bassoli  73' Musiolik 90+2'	Report	Viviani  44' Leverbe  53' Fabbro 61'	Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil Attendance: 0 Referee: Alessandro Prontera

Chievo v Chievo

27 November 2020 9	Chievo	1–2	Chievo	Verona
21:00 CET	Garritano 22' Fabbro  29' Cotali  36'	Report	Stępiński 20' Henderson  32' Calderoni  49' Paganini  66' Lucioni  77' Falco 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza

Frosinone v Chievo

5 December 2020 10	Frosinone	3–2	Chievo	Frosinone
14:00 CET	Rohdén  28' Ciano 39' Novakovich 52' 79' Zampano  90+2'	Report	Canotto 18'  90+4' Margiotta 32'	Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 0 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Chievo v Reggina

11 December 2020 11	Chievo	3–0	Reggina	Verona
21:00 CET	Margiotta 25' 57' Palmiero  37' Cotali  69'  90+2' Rigione 76'	Report	Bellomo  29' Del Prato  45+1' Lafferty  56' Rivas  63'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

SPAL v Chievo

15 December 2020 12	SPAL	0–0	Chievo	Ferrara
21:00 CET	Gabriel Espeto  9'  42' Tomović  32'	Report	Obi  5' Canotto  61'	Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Guida

Chievo v Empoli

19 December 2020 13	Chievo	1–1	Empoli	Verona
14:00 CET	Obi 18' Renzetti  22'  69' Margiotta  84'	Report	La Mantia 60'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Livio Marinelli

Pisa v Chievo

22 December 2020 14	Pisa	2–2	Chievo	Pisa
19:00 CET	Mazzitelli  7' 49' Gucher 16' Siega  76'  81'	Report	Cotali  40' Obi  61' Đorđević 76' Ciciretti 90'	Stadium: Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Santoro

Chievo v Venezia

30 December 2020 16	Chievo	1–1	Venezia	Verona
21:00 CET	Palmiero  25' Gigliotti 90+3'	Report	Forte 10' Črnigoj  35' Svoboda  74' Bocalon  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Cremonese v Chievo

4 January 2021 17	Cremonese	0–2	Chievo	Cremona
17:00 CET	Zaccagno  21' Valzania  34' Castagnetti  72'	Report	Giaccherini 22' (pen.) Palmiero  34' Bertagnoli 81'  82'	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 0 Referee: Alessandro Prontera

Chievo v Virtus Entella

15 January 2021 18	Chievo	2–1	Virtus Entella	Verona
18:00 CET	Ciciretti 49' De Luca 53'	Report	Koutsoupias  40' Brunori 76' Chiosa  90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Paterna

Vicenza v Chievo

19 January 2021 8	Vicenza	1–1	Chievo	Vicenza
18:00 CET	Bruscagin  38' Gori 45' Jallow  53' Pasini  84' Marotta  90+3'	Report	Palmiero  44' Margiotta 74'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 0 Referee: Alessandro Prontera

Ascoli v Chievo

23 January 2021 19	Ascoli	0–0	Chievo	Ascoli Piceno
13:00 CET	Gerbo  21' Cangiano  50' Eramo  66'	Report	Gigliotti  30' Obi  41' Fabbro  59'	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrea Rapuano

Chievo v Cittadella

27 January 2021 15	Chievo	2–1	Cittadella	Verona
18:00 CET	De Luca 31'  58' Bertagnoli 74'	Report	Vita  28' Benedetti  33' Adorni  77' Pavan 80' Camigliano  90+3' Ghiringhelli  90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Eugenio Abbattista

Chievo v Pescara

31 January 2021 20	Chievo	3–1	Pescara	Verona
14:00 CET	Palmiero 5' Mogoș 46' Viviani  74' De Luca 76'	Report	Maistro 24' Bocchetti  79'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Santoro

Salernitana v Chievo

6 February 2021 21	Salernitana	1–1	Chievo	Salerno
14:00 CET	Tutino 23' Coulibaly  41' Belec  51' Gyömbér  79'	Report	De Luca 50' Viviani  90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza

Chievo v Reggiana

10 February 2021 22	Chievo	1–0	Reggiana	Verona
21:00 CET	Mogoș  84' Obi 90+1'	Report	Zamparo  66'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Valerio Marini

Brescia v Chievo

14 February 2021 23	Brescia	1–0	Chievo	Brescia
18:00 CET	Ayé 35' Pajač  71'	Report	Cotali  76' Renzetti  90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Di Martino

Chievo v Monza

20 February 2021 24	Chievo	0–1	Monza	Verona
16:00 CET	Gigliotti  62' Leverbe  73' Rigione  90+4'	Report	Bellusci  29' D'Alessandro  47' Balotelli 60' Diaw  90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

Cosenza v Chievo

27 February 2021 25	Cosenza	1–0	Chievo	Cosenza
14:00 CET	Gliozzi 11' Corsi  53' Sciaudone  79'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Vito-Gigi Marulla Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Chievo v Pordenone

2 March 2021 26	Chievo	3–0	Pordenone	Verona
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Chievo v Vicenza

8 March 2021 27	Chievo	1–2	Vicenza	Verona
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Lecce v Chievo

13 March 2021 28	Lecce	4–2	Chievo	Lecce
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Chievo v Frosinone

16 March 2021 29	Chievo	0–0	Frosinone	Verona
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Reggina v Chievo

21 March 2021 30	Reggina	1–1	Chievo	Reggio Calabria
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo

Chievo v SPAL

2 April 2021 31	Chievo	1–1	SPAL	Verona
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Chievo v Pisa

12 April 2021 33	Chievo	2–0	Pisa	Verona
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Cittadella v Chievo

17 April 2021 34	Cittadella	1–0	Chievo	Cittadella
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato

Empoli v Chievo

27 April 2021 32	Empoli	2–2	Chievo	Empoli
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani

Venezia v Chievo

1 May 2021 35	Venezia	3–1	Chievo	Venice
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

Chievo v Cremonese

4 May 2021 36	Chievo	1–1	Cremonese	Verona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Virtus Entella v Chievo

7 May 2021 37	Virtus Entella	1–3	Chievo	Chiavari
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Comunale

Chievo v Ascoli

10 May 2021 38	Chievo	3–0	Ascoli	Verona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Promotion play-offs

Venezia v Chievo

13 May 2021 Preliminary round	Venezia	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Chievo	Venezia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bertagnoli 60' (o.g.) Maleh 107' Johnsen 116'	Report	Garritano 10' (pen.) Mogoș 104' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2020–21 Coppa Italia

Chievo v Catanzaro

30 September 2020 Second Round	Chievo	1–1 (6–7 p)	Catanzaro	Verona
18:00 CET	Fabbro  28' De Luca 43' Cotali  79'  117'	Report	Riggio  18'  78' Martinelli 60'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 0 Referee: Francesco Meraviglia
	Penalties
	Palmiero De Luca Morsay Grubac Mogoș Rigione Zuelli Illanes		Carlini Curiale Bayeye Martinelli Pinna Garufo Casoli Verna

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

1. "Squadra". www.chievoverona.it. Archived from the original on 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
2. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
3. "E' nata la Serie BKT 2020/2021" (in Italian). Lega B. 9 September 2020.